| Domain | Definition | ||
| Literature | Hobbinol The shepherd (Gabriel Harvey, the poet, 1545-1630) who relates a song in praise of Eliza, queen of shepherds (Queen Elizabeth). (Spenser: Shepherd's Calendar.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. | ||
| Slang in 1811 | HOB, or HOBBINOL, a clown. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. | ||
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